It's not all about an alcoholic Happy Hour, now is it? I had to recruit a friend who was a little flexible for P.F. Chang's Happy that is 3-6 daily. I have to admit I was a bit perturbed at trying to get here by 6pm. This is not an easy task for anyone who works until 5:30, even 5pm if you don't work near a P.F. Chang's location. (We went to the one at Northlake Mall) I asked our waiter, Brian, if they had many customers that take advantage of their Happy Hour and he said mostly on weekends. I did not realize the specials were offered on Saturday and Sunday and I would assume that this would work better in most people's schedule. Even my son & I tried to go after a movie on a weekday and we couldn't make it, too rushed. Plus Brian did tell us, if you tried to order anything after 6pm, the register is programmed to not accept the specials even at 6:01. Good to know!
With that being said, we thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The Happy Hour Menu is exclusive of their regular menu, meaning there are items on it that aren't on the regular menu which was a fun option. I would have only made one change which I will get to, and that is because I was sharing with another person and the change would have given us a little more food. My "buddy" and I usually go to P.F. Chang's for lunch where we share a big bowl of the hot & sour soup and the lettuce wraps and finish up with their "dessert shots" which totally rock. Soooo, we wanted to try different items than any of those. We tried 4 different items. I wanted to try 5 but my buddy was too full :) We started with the Crispy Green Beans which they claim are more addictive than potato chips! They were very good. Breaded green beans, deep fried and served with a special sauce. Only $4 and almost too many for us to finish with the other items we chose but we are not complaining! We also shared the Spicy Shrimp Tacos - wok-seared red curry shrimp served on soft taco shells. Add the tangy sauce they make for you at the table and these totally rock! You get 2 for $4.95. Tuna Tataki Crisp - Sliced Ahi tuna, seared rare on a crispy wonton, topped with fresh diced Ahi tuna, crisp cucumber and scallions tossed in a citrus-sesame soy sauce. Finished with a hint of spice and toasted sesame seeds (3 per order) $4.95 Only order this if you like sushi, which both of us LOVE sushi! Very tasty, very good. Our fourth choice was recommended by Brian, our waiter, the Pork & Rice Siu Mai - Peking pork and sticky rice with ginger, garlic and sriracha. Very, very tasty but there were only 3 little ones for $3.25 and this is where I would have tried something different. I would have tried the Flaming Red Wontons - pork dumplings in a spicy garlic and sesame soy sauce finished with scallions and pickled chili peppers (6 per order) $5 which to me is a little better deal.
We were going to splurge for a $2 dessert shot but they were all out of them. Brian recommend their Banana Spring Rolls - six warm, crispy bites of banana served with coconut-pineapple ice cream and drizzled with caramel and vanilla sauces but we knew we were too full for this. The dessert shots are a perfect portion of their popular desserts without being too filling.
Our total split bill was only a little over $10 each including tip and not including drinks. I asked if they had any alcoholic drink specials but not really. Check out their Happy Hour Menu at: www.pfchangs.com to see all selections and drink menu.
Good food, at a good price. If you can get there before 6 on a weekday, great. Even better, going on a Saturday or Sunday before or after shopping or a movie!
